How do I configure other Firewall or Internet Security Suite for Spyware Detector?

If you have any of the firewall installed which we have listed down here, do the same as we are describing here. This way you can Register Spyware Detector and also do Live Update.

  1. Norton Personal Firewall (Norton Internet Security)
  2. Simply right click on the icon in the system tray as shown in the figure and click on Disable Norton Internet Security option.

  3. Quick Heal Personal Firewall
  4. Simply right click on the icon in the system tray as shown in the figure and click on Exit option.

  5. Zone Alarm Firewall
  6. Simply right click on the icon in the system tray as shown in the figure and click on Shutdown ZoneAlarm Security Suite option.

  7. VET Antivirus
  8. Simply right click on the icon in the system tray as shown in the figure below and click on Snooze Resident Protection option.

    It will ask for the password to verify if you are the right user to disable it or not.

    Give the time duration for which you want to keep it disabled.

  9. Tiny Personal Firewall
  10. Open the application and Uncheck the Firewall enabled option to disable the firewall.

  11. Windows XP Firewall
  12. Click Start, Control Panel, double-click Network Connections, right-click the desired connection, Properties>Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, uncheck the option "Protect my Computer and Network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the internet".

    This should help you to Registration and Live Update of Spyware Detector.

    Please Note: This is not a limitation on the part of Spyware Detector but Windows Firewall has blocked it, which you need to permit.

  13. McAfee Firewall Plus
  14. McAfee Alert: Application (MaxSDUI.exe) wants to access the Internet. Click on "Grant Access".

    If you don't get any prompt from McAfee then, Simply Right click on McAfee System tray Icon -> Personal Firewall. Click on Internet Applications

    Check for Spyware Detector. Right click on MaxSDUI.exe and click on "Allow Full Access"

    Now try to register the Product. After registration click on Live Update.

    McAfee Alert: Application (LiveUpdate.exe) wants to access the Internet. Click on "Grant Access"

    If you didn't get any prompt from McAfee then, Right click on McAfee System tray Icon -> Personal Firewall. Click on Internet Applications. Check for Spyware Detector. Right click on LiveUpdate.exe and click on "Allow Full Access"

  15. Outpost Firewall
  16. When you install the Product and try to register it, Outpost Firewall will give you the below message box just check the "Allow all the activities for this application" and click on OK.

    Just right click on the system tray icon of the Outpost firewall on your computer and click on the Exit and Shutdown the Outpost option.

  17. Trend Micro Internet Security
  18. Trend Micro Alert: Suspicious Program Blocked (For Example, MaxScanner.exe)

    'An attempted change to your Hosts file that would open an unknown website was blocked'then, Simply click on 'Unblock this program' button.

    If you didn't get any prompt from Trend Micro then also you can configure Trend Micro Internet Security to allow Spyware Detector. Please follow below steps:

    1. Open Trend Micro Internet Security.
    2. Click on Virus and Spyware Control tab.
    3. Go to Exception List.
    4. Under Trusted Program Section please add following exe's of Spyware Detector.
      • MaxScanner.exe
      • LiveUpdate.exe
      • MaxSDTray.exe
      • MaxSDUI.exe
      • MaxWatchDogService.exe
    5. Click on OK button.

  19. ESET Smart Security
  20. You can configure ESET Smart Security to allow download of Spyware Detector application exe. Please follow below steps:

    1. Open ESET Smart Security.
    2. Click on the Setup button.
    3. Click on Enter entire advance setup tree.
    4. Go to the Antivirus and Antispyware > Web access protection > HTTP, HTTPS > Address management.
    5. You will see the drop down list from that select the List of Addresses excluded from filtering option.
    6. Click on the Add button, small window opens.
    7. On that window write http://www.maxpcsecure.com and click on the OK button. Again click on Add button and write http://www.maxpcsecure.com/maxspywaredetector.exe; click on OK button.
    8. Then finally click on OK button present at the end on the Setup window. Now you will be able to download Spyware Detector from our site.
  21. What to do if Blue Coat K9 Web Protection blocks Max Secure Registration Process?
    1. Open Registration window
    2. Fill all details First Name, Last Name, Email Address, Address, Phone No. & click Next
    3. In the text box Registration No enter the registration number & click on Activate Now
    4. While click on Activate Now Blue Coat K9 Web Protection blocks Max Secure Registration Process & open window like below:
    5. Open your Blue Coat K9 Web Protection by Start à All Programs à Blue Coat K9 Web Protection
    6. It will open http://127.0.0.1:2372/ page
    7. Follow Setup steps on page
    8. It will ask for password
    9. Enter password and click on OK
    10. It will display Web Categories to Block
    11. Go to Custom > Other Categories > Unblock All
    12. And Custom > Commonly Blocked Categories > Unblock All
    13. After Unblock All, click on Save
    14. After that you will get this window like below

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